Thanks for that. I’ve read it before, long ago, but completely forgot about it. Still a great story.
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Illogicalbit@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Tangentially related great sci-fi short story: “The Last Question” by Isaac Asimov: users.ece.cmu.edu/~gamvrosi/thelastq.html
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
markovs_gun@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I feel like reading this story is an internet nerd Rite of Passage. It had a huge impact on me when I read it as a teenager and I think about it a lot.
GaMEChld@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Probably my favorite short story. This is another one of my favorites, definitely more obscure:
A Conversation with God - Ragged Trousered Philosopher